Pandemic perspectives from detained youth during COVID-19: Bridging the knowledge gap for future safeguards.

ABSTRACT: Despite the worsening health disparities among youth in detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been minimal exploration into the pandemic experiences of detained youth and opportunities for pandemic mitigation. This paper analyzes the perspectives of youth in detention on the pandemic, including the effect of the pandemic on their detention experience and their perceptions about COVID-19 vaccination. The study used purposive sampling to recruit 16 participants (aged 14-17 years) from two juvenile detention centers in the urban Midwest. We conducted semi-structured interviews and analyzed verbatim transcripts using a hybrid deductive-inductive approach and thematic analysis. Four themes emerged: 1) personal experience influenced youth perceptions of pandemic severity and risk; 2)

SUBMITTER: McNeill-Johnson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463777 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature